ICBC posts strong trade financing growth in Q1
Xinhua
BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) -- The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) said its trade financing business has posted robust growth in the first quarter, with domestic subsidiaries conducting almost 290 billion yuan of in-balance-sheet trade ...
ICBC Announces 2011 First Quarter ResultsThe FINANCIAL
ICBC posts strong trade financing growth in Q1istockAnalyst.com (press release)

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Same-sex marriage push in NY getting key help from GOP business titans
Washington Post
... from a surprising source: Republican business titans. The New York Times reported Friday that a small but influential group of GOP money men have provided the bulk of the financing for the advocacy umbrella group New Yorkers United for Marriage. ...
Donors to GOP Are Backing Gay Marriage PushNew York Times

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Chinese Canadian entrepreneurs share success stories
Toronto Star
Attracting the attention of prominent bloggers drove the early success of Shape Collage, explained ACCE's Best Start-up award winner. “There is a lot of people and a lot of money in other places around the world,” he said, noting that Germany is his ...

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Small Business Loans Can Help Boost The Economy: Use The Boost
Daily News Pulse
Yet, even these smaller companies that may not fit the qualifications of a major lender are still finding financing opportunities in certain cases, so business owners are being prompted to explore these options like credit unions or SBA programs for ...

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Commercial vehicle sales on the up
Times LIVE
Robust commercial vehicle sales, which are slowly returning to levels before the 2008 financial meltdown, reflect growing business confidence. This was evident in the latest Wesbank vehicle sales confidence indicator, which shows confidence among ...

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Letter: Snyder plan for state budget is irresponsible madness
The Saginaw News - MLive.com
Snyder is using the K-12 education fund to finance his agenda to give small business a $1.8 billion tax cut without regard to the overwhelming damage, educationally and financially, he is doing to our students in Michigan and the school districts that ...

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Get In Shape For Women Celebrates 75th Studio and First Franchise Expo!
PR-USA.net (press release)
GISFW offers you the opportunity to become a successful entrepreneur in a high growth industry." O'Koomian created and nurtured a top-10 studio in Ridgewood, New Jersey and is sprinting forward to open other locations in northern New Jersey where the ...

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Cape Wind attempt to win DOE loan 'on hold'
BusinessWeek
Cape Wind's attempt to win a Department of Energy loan guarantee has been placed "on hold" in a blow to efforts by the nation's first offshore wind farm to secure financing. The department said in a letter to Cape Wind this week that as ...

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Raising capital a click away
Sioux Falls Argus Leader
"Some are riskier than others, and some have a higher cost of capital than others," said Andrew Sherman, a partner at law firm Jones Day and a specialist in business financing. "It's not just what capital is available; it's what capital is available at ...

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San Luis Valley woman named to SBA panel
Valley Courier
She previously worked as a manager and owner of small businesses, a business banker, and a small business counselor. She spent much of her past 30 years in the banking field with most of those years in “nontraditional” financing in rural counties of ...

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Newt Gingrich questions Pakistan aid
Reuters
Now entrepreneur Stephen Bennett is looking to cash in with startup EarthRisk, which has developed a tool to predict hurricanes, snow storms, heatwaves and tornadoes well before they happen. Full Article | Video Republican presidential candidate Newt ...

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Dallas Morning News
Dallas' Comerica Bank Tower at risk of default
Dallas Morning News
It is a tenant and not involved in the financing of the 60-story building. By BRENDAN CASE and SHERYL JEAN A $180 million loan on Comerica Bank Tower in downtown Dallas has been transferred to special servicing because of a risk of default, ...
Auto Affordability Flat in First Quarter of 2011, Comerica Bank ReportsSacramento Bee

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Fits and startups: Is U. tech transfer flawed?
Salt Lake Tribune
Critics say this novel approach, taken by few other schools, raises the potential for conflicts of interest and antagonizes independent entrepreneurs. “If the TCO can provide assistance in finding a supportive management team to lead a startup company ...

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Fitch Affirms TIAA's IFS at 'AAA'; Outlook Stable
Business Wire (press release)
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'AAA' Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) ratings of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) and its wholly owned subsidiary, TIAA-CREF Life Insurance Company (TIAA-CREF Life). ...

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Small business center sets up shop in Gilroy
Gilroy Dispatch
The center will be located at the Gilroy Chamber of Commerce headquarters at 7471 Monterey St., and will celebrate its May 20 opening with a 7:30 to 9 am reception followed by a 9 to 11 am free workshop on small business financing. ...

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Bixi business a financial bust
Global Winnipeg
“It's the first time in my life that I've seen this kind of mess,” said Vision Montreal's Pierre Lampron, city finance critic. Opposition councillors are blasting the city's way of financing the bike program. Pierre Lampron says Bixi would be bankrupt ...
$108 million in fresh financing for BixiMontreal Gazette

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California to close up to 70 parks to save money
Reuters
Now entrepreneur Stephen Bennett is looking to cash in with startup EarthRisk, which has developed a tool to predict hurricanes, snow storms, heatwaves and tornadoes well before they happen. Full Article | Video SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California ...

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IVAX Diagnostics, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2011 Financial Results
Business Wire (press release)
MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IVAX Diagnostics, Inc. (NYSE Amex: IVD), a fully integrated in vitro diagnostics company, reports its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2011. “Looking ahead into the remainder of 2011, we expect to continue our ...

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Finance in brief
Westfair Online
The Connecticut Business Expo is scheduled for June 9 at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. This year, organizers expect more than 5000 attendees from 200 industries and multiple state agencies that offer business financing. ...

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Hire The Right Marketer To Grow Your Firm
Investor's Business Daily
Successful entrepreneurs acknowledge when their startup has mushroomed to the point where they must recruit talented managers to guide the company to its next stage. Yet all too often, founders name a trusted lieutenant as their first marketing manager ...